Augmented reality based upper limb rehabilitation system

Wang, Ying; Wang, Aimin

doi:10.1109/icemi.2017.8265843

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“…In 5 articles, the focus is on patients with musculoskeletal shoulder problems and patients with neurological disorders (eg, stroke) [ 42 , 76 , 80 , 81 , 83 ]. In total, 27 articles do not directly name the proposed target group [ 29 , 34 , 38 , 40 , 43 , 44 , 46 , 51 , 52 , 55 - 57 , 59 , 61 , 65 - 67 , 69 , 70 , 72 , 74 , 78 , 80 , 82 , 84 - 87 ].…”

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“…There are instances in which therapists correct exercises while an HET serves as an aid, as is the case in a videoconferencing system [ 20 , 26 , 29 , 43 ]. Simultaneous correction by HETs and therapists also occur [ 23 , 45 , 46 , 51 , 65 , 73 ]. One example of how correction by an HET is implemented is the use of red and green buttons to indicate right and wrong movements.…”

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Health-Enabling Technologies to Assist Patients With Musculoskeletal Shoulder Disorders When Exercising at Home: Scoping Review

Elgert¹,

Steiner²,

Saalfeld³

et al. 2021

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol

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Background Health-enabling technologies (HETs) are information and communication technologies that promote individual health and well-being. An important application of HETs is telerehabilitation for patients with musculoskeletal shoulder disorders. Currently, there is no overview of HETs that assist patients with musculoskeletal shoulder disorders when exercising at home. Objective This scoping review provides a broad overview of HETs that assist patients with musculoskeletal shoulder disorders when exercising at home. It focuses on concepts and components of HETs, exercise program strategies, development phases, and reported outcomes. Methods The search strategy used Medical Subject Headings and text words related to the terms upper extremity, exercises, and information and communication technologies. The MEDLINE, Embase, IEEE Xplore, CINAHL, PEDro, and Scopus databases were searched. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts and then full texts against predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. A systematic narrative synthesis was performed. Overall, 8988 records published between 1997 and 2019 were screened. Finally, 70 articles introducing 56 HETs were included. Results Identified HETs range from simple videoconferencing systems to mobile apps with video instructions to complex sensor-based technologies. Various software, sensor hardware, and hardware for output are in use. The most common hardware for output are PC displays (in 34 HETs). Microsoft Kinect cameras in connection with related software are frequently used as sensor hardware (in 27 HETs). The identified HETs provide direct or indirect instruction, monitoring, correction, assessment, information, or a reminder to exercise. Common parameters for exercise instructions are a patient’s range of motion (in 43 HETs), starting and final position (in 32 HETs), and exercise intensity (in 20 HETs). In total, 48 HETs provide visual instructions for the exercises; 29 HETs report on telerehabilitation aspects; 34 HETs only report on prototypes; and 15 HETs are evaluated for technical feasibility, acceptance, or usability, using different assessment instruments. Efficacy or effectiveness is demonstrated for only 8 HETs. In total, 18 articles report on patients’ evaluations. An interdisciplinary contribution to the development of technologies is found in 17 HETs. Conclusions There are various HETs, ranging from simple videoconferencing systems to complex sensor-based technologies for telerehabilitation, that assist patients with musculoskeletal shoulder disorders when exercising at home. Most HETs are not ready for practical use. Comparability is complicated by varying prototype status, different measurement instruments, missing telerehabilitation aspects, and few efficacy studies. Consequently, choosing an HET for daily use is difficult for health care professionals and decision makers. Prototype testing, usability, and acceptance tests with the later target group under real-life conditions as well as efficacy or effectiveness studies with patient-relevant core outcomes for every promising HET are required. Furthermore, health care professionals and patients should be more involved in the product design cycle to consider relevant practical aspects.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health-Enabling Technologies to Assist Patients With Musculoskeletal Shoulder Disorders When Exercising at Home: Scoping Review

Elgert¹,

Steiner²,

Saalfeld³

et al. 2021

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol

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“…The next most common game type was video games (15.4%, 26/169), along with some efforts to develop AR systems (10.1%, 17/169). With respect to AR, most of these studies used cameras and markers on the hand to recreate objects on the screen [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39], although some recent studies used advanced technologies to create a 3D reality [23,40,41].…”

Section: Game Typementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Half of them [8,[29][30][31]33,34,37,55,90,94,[111][112][113][114][115] used only webcams in an attempt to create a home-based and easy-to-use patient system. The other half used either simple cameras [36] or cameras combined with a marker (ie, glove, card) to track the movement [21,39,116], gaming accessories such as PlayStation controllers [117] and Nintendo Wii remote [89], or a customized exoskeleton glove [118] and an eye tracker [38]. One study also included a motion-capture thermal camera [119] for motion detection in an attempt to avoid holding or wearing any controls or devices, which may be challenging and restrictive for the patient.…”

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confidence: 99%

Serious Gaming Technology in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: Scoping Review

Koutsiana¹,

Ladakis²,

Fotopoulos³

et al. 2020

JMIR Serious Games

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Background: Serious gaming has increasingly gained attention as a potential new component in clinical practice. Specifically, its use in the rehabilitation of motor dysfunctions has been intensively researched during the past three decades. Objective: The aim of this scoping review was to evaluate the current role of serious games in upper extremity rehabilitation, and to identify common methods and practice as well as technology patterns. This objective was approached via the exploration of published research efforts over time. Methods: The literature search, using the PubMed and Scopus databases, included articles published from 1999 to 2019. The eligibility criteria were (i) any form of game-based arm rehabilitation; (ii) published in a peer-reviewed journal or conference; (iii) introduce a game in an electronic format; (iv) published in English; and (v) not a review, meta-analysis, or conference abstract. The search strategy identified 169 relevant articles. Results: The results indicated an increasing research trend in the domain of serious gaming deployment in upper extremity rehabilitation. Furthermore, differences regarding the number of publications and the game approach were noted between studies that used commercial devices in their rehabilitation systems and those that proposed a custom-made robotic arm, glove, or other devices for the connection and interaction with the game platform. A particularly relevant observation concerns the evaluation of the introduced systems. Although one-third of the studies evaluated their implementations with patients, in most cases, there is the need for a larger number of participants and better testing of the rehabilitation scheme efficiency over time. Most of the studies that included some form of assessment for the introduced rehabilitation game mentioned user experience as one of the factors considered for evaluation of the system. Besides user experience assessment, the most common evaluation method involving patients was the use of standard medical tests. Finally, a few studies attempted to extract game features to introduce quantitative measurements for the evaluation of patient improvement. Conclusions: This paper presents an overview of a significant research topic and highlights the current state of the field. Despite extensive attempts for the development of gamified rehabilitation systems, there is no definite answer as to whether a serious game is a favorable means for upper extremity functionality improvement; however, this certainly constitutes a supplementary means for motivation. The development of a unified performance quantification framework and more extensive experiments could generate richer evidence and contribute toward this direction.

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“…Such graphs reflect the tempo and the stabilization of the upper limb movements of the patient. These serves to supplement the assessment of the therapist aside from the clinical eye alone, and offer an important framework for evaluating recovery of the patient [36]. The works that have been mentioned so far mention about showing the patient data and their visualizations to the patient, but at retrospect could be not optimal, and have many rooms for improvement.…”

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The Feasibility of Augmented Reality as a Support Tool for Motor Rehabilitation

Butaslac

Luchetti

Parolin

et al. 2020

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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The aim of this work is to facilitate the application of Augmented Reality (AR) in rehabilitative clinics to support the therapist by providing real-time AR visualizations. The feasibility of AR as a support tool in rehabilitation is explored by developing a prototype that would meet the demand of the therapists during their evaluations. In this work, a prototype which consist of two parts has been developed; one for chair training and another for walking training. Different combinations of AR technologies and concepts that would best serve the therapist's needs in the rehabilitation and training setting are discussed. After the development phase, a qualitative user research was done through demonstrations and interviews to validate the effectiveness and feasibility. The overall feedback from the participating therapists was positive, confirming the potential of this work to be extended to everyday clinical use.

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Augmented reality based upper limb rehabilitation system

Cited by 21 publications

References 8 publications

Health-Enabling Technologies to Assist Patients With Musculoskeletal Shoulder Disorders When Exercising at Home: Scoping Review

Health-Enabling Technologies to Assist Patients With Musculoskeletal Shoulder Disorders When Exercising at Home: Scoping Review

Serious Gaming Technology in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: Scoping Review

The Feasibility of Augmented Reality as a Support Tool for Motor Rehabilitation

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